AcuRite 00896 Rain Gauge - Manual (Page 2)

USING MANUAL
Know Your Product
Outdoor Rain Gauge Transmitter
- Measures the rainfall using the internal counting lever and transmits
rainfall & rain mode information to the indoor rain monitor base unit.
- Lever resolution: each lever swing = 0.02 inch (0.508 millimeter).
- Low battery condition will be detected and displayed on the indoor rain
monitor.
Indoor Rain Monitor
- LCD display
o 4 digit display for rainfall measurement
§ IN (inch): 00.00 ~ 99.90
§ MM (millimeter): 000.0 ~ 999.9
o IN / MM indicator
o 3 rain mode indicators (No rain / Light rain / Heavy rain)
o Antenna wave icon to show synchronization and connection status
o Low battery indicators for outdoor rain gauge and indoor rain monitor
- Function keys
o Reset key
§ Press the Reset key for 1 second to clear all information on
the LCD display. The rainfall data can be reset at any time. If
not reset the display will show the total of all rainfall since
the unit was activated or until the maximum allowable display
is reached. To monitor rainfall in a given time period it will
be necessary to reset the unit at the start of the time you
wish to measure.
o IN/ MM (Inch / Millimeter) selection key
§ Press the selection key for 2 seconds to view a rainfall
measurement in “IN” or “MM” display format.
o Light key
§ Press the Light key, the backlight will be turned on for 5
seconds.
o Alarm On/Off switch (located on back of unit)
§ To turn on the rain alert function, slide the Alarm switch to
“On” position.
§ To turn off the rain alert function, slide the Alarm switch to
“Off” position.